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- Estimate
- £30,000–£40,000 hammer ≈ $51,452–$68,603
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day Auction, London · 1 July 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4276556
- Record
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Chris Ofili, The Chosen Ones. Sotheby's, 1 Jul 2014, lot 458. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4276556.
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Chris Ofili, The Chosen Ones. Sotheby's, 1 Jul 2014, lot 458. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4276556.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day Auction · Jul 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Librije Walburgskerk Zutphen I | Candida Höfer | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| May 19 Bassacs | Bridget Riley | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| One Ear And... | Yoshitomo Nara | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Untitled | Sam Francis | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Tooba Series | Shirin Neshat | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| Respirare l'Ombra dell'Acanto | Giuseppe Penone | £12,000–£18,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Ofili | Bound and Gagged (Blue) | $53,059 | Christie's, Jul 2022 | |
| Chris Ofili | Untitled | Christie's, Mar 2024 | ||
| Chris Ofili | half moon (blue) | Sotheby's, Feb 2020 | ||
| Chris Ofili | Scatology 1 | Christie's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Chris Ofili | The Almighty Shadow | Phillips, Nov 2023 | ||
| Chris Ofili | Dancers in Blue | Sotheby's, Sep 2017 | ||
| Chris Ofili | Two works: (i-ii) Untitled | Phillips, Mar 2022 | ||
| Chris Ofili | Two Women (Blue) | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.